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Re: Deep fried Bees?

I have eaten bees and larvae in various dishes and enjoyed them a lot. I always thought it was funny when people show revulsion when I tell them about the insects I have eaten. Most of them would break down the door to get to my shrimp that I cook. Seems like a shrimp is a lot more like a bug than a cow

Re: Deep fried Bees?

Most of them would break down the door to get to my shrimp that I cook. Seems like a shrimp is a lot more like a bug than a cow

I love cockroach of the seas (shrimp).

How would you easily harvest some drone brood to eat? Seems like a lot of work to go for to get a little brood and a bunch of wax. I've always tossed my scrapings of the bottom of frames with squished brood to my chickens. They love them!

Re: Deep fried Bees?

I tried once drone brood frayed with onions,they were delicious.
If you wand to try the dish
First you have to put the comb in dip freeze for few hours
Second to crash it over a bowl full of cold water,
Third you collect the brood from the bottom of the vessel free of wax.
Be careful do not over cook them.

Re: Deep fried Bees?

Originally Posted by bee-green

I tried once drone brood frayed with onions,they were delicious.
If you wand to try the dish
First you have to put the comb in dip freeze for few hours
Second to crash it over a bowl full of cold water,
Third you collect the brood from the bottom of the vessel free of wax.
Be careful do not over cook them.

How much work does this represent, to gather how large a portion?

I've always been curious about this, if not for myself then for adventurous clients. However, collecting brood looks like so much trouble... and such a heavy drain on a colony. To be profitable, I only have to assume that the clients would need to spit out a ton of $$$ for a serving.